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Frames of industrial production and positivism in the design process

TL;DR: Design methods are often based on in ideas that were popular in the early 20th century: scientific positivism and industrial production. This hides essential, but messy aspects of design.

In his book The Reflective Practitioner, Donald Schön uses a concept named “Technical Rationality”. It is the idea, that …

Setting goals is important. Changing them is important, too

Setting clear goals or objectives is often recommended for managing (design) projects, and there are quite a few resources that should help you doing it, from designerly ones to more managerial .

It is great that goal setting gets coverage in management and design advice. But a closely related topic is …

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User Research, Design Methods, Education

Frames of industrial production and positivism in the design process

Setting goals is important. Changing them is important, too

User Research,
Design Methods,
Education